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The New Graduated Licensing System Greg Ryan Road Safety Coordinator VicRoads

The New Graduated Licensing System Greg Ryan Road Safety Coordinator VicRoads. Victoria's Road Safety Strategy. Victorians are more likely to die violently as the result of a road crash than from any other cause.

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The New Graduated Licensing System Greg Ryan Road Safety Coordinator VicRoads

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  1. The New Graduated Licensing SystemGreg RyanRoad Safety Coordinator VicRoads

  2. Victoria's Road Safety Strategy Victorians are more likely to die violently as the result of a road crash than from any other cause. Country road casualties remain disproportionately more numerous per population than in Melbourne. Road safety is a shared responsibility and all Victorians can contribute to safer roads and safer driving behaviour. arrive alive 2008-2017 sets out how the Victorian Government will continue its leadership in road safety to deliver a safer system for all road users and make a significant reduction to road trauma

  3. Safe System approach arrive alive 2008-2017 addresses three critical elements: safer roads and roadsides safer vehicles safer road users

  4. Safer road users • A safe road system is a partnership between government and road users. • The Government is committed to providing a world leading traffic safety system that assists individual road users to travel safely and efficiently. • By complying with the requirements of this system, such as following the road rules and driving safely, road users will ensure that all Victorians benefit from public investment in road safety

  5. Young drivers • Young drivers are defined as motorists aged 18 to 25 years. • Approximately 44 young drivers are killed and 990 seriously injured on Victoria’s roads each year. These drivers account for over one-quarter of driver fatalities, yet represent only 13 per cent of all licensed drivers. • A young driver in their first year of probationary driving is in the most vulnerable group of all road users. Probationary drivers are involved in casualty crashes at three times the rate of experienced drivers. Promoting responsible and safe practices by younger drivers, including purchasing safer vehicles, will improve young driver safety. Who in your municipal area has responsibility for Youth? How can promotion of young driver risks be integrated into their everyday business?

  6. Outline • What is the aim? • Why the change? • What are the changes? • When do they happen? • The important role you can play

  7. Introducing the Graduated Licensing System • The aim of the new Graduated Licensing System (GLS) is to reduce the deaths and serious injuries of young Victorians on our roads by making them safer and better drivers. Why introduce the GLS?

  8. Cause of death for young people

  9. Young drivers • Each year crashes involving 18-25 year olds: • 120 people are killed • 2,300 are seriously injured • this equals one-third of the road toll • more casualty crashes than any other group

  10. Key risks for young drivers • Inexperience – most significant factor • Drink driving • 21% 18-20 year olds • 50% 21-25 year olds • Poor driving records, e.g. speeding, risk taking

  11. Crash Profile of New Drivers

  12. Key Changes

  13. Learners • Under 21 years • Must have at least 120 hours of driving experience, including 10 hours at night; • Must have held a learner permit for at least 12 months; • No mobile phone use, hands-free or hand-held, or any messaging of any kind; and • Must carry a learner permit while driving.

  14. Learners • 21 years and over, but less than 25 • Must have held a learner permit for at least 6 months; • No mobile phone use, hands-free or hand-held, or any messaging of any kind; and • Must carry a learner permit while driving.

  15. Learners • 25 years and over • Must have held a learner permit for at least 3 months; • No mobile phone use, hands-free or hand-held, or any messaging of any kind; and • Must carry a learner permit while driving.

  16. Probationary Drivers • Under 21 years • A two-stage P1/P2 probationary licence system • P1 licence for 12 months • P2 licence for three years. • Must have a good driving record to progress through each licence stage. • A poor driving record extends the P1 or P2 licence by six months.

  17. Probationary Drivers • 21 years and over • skip the P1 licence and go straight to a P2 licence. • Must have a good driving record to progress through each licence stage. • A poor driving record extends the P1 or P2 licence by six months.

  18. Probationary Drivers • For P1 drivers, towing not permitted except for work or when under instruction; • No mobile phone use, hands-free or hand-held, or any messaging of any kind.

  19. Probationary Drivers • New high powered vehicle restrictions • Probationary drivers licensed from 1 July 2007 cannot drive vehicles with: • engines with eight or more cylinders • turbocharged or supercharged engines • nominated high performance six cylinder engines • engines that have been modified to increase the vehicle’s performance. • Exemptions will be available and offences will attract a fine and three demerit points for all P plate drivers. • Current system applies to pre-July 2007 licence holders

  20. Press advertising for high powered vehicles

  21. Drivers aged under 26 years and probationary drivers • All drink driving offenders caught with a BAC of .07 or higher will have to fit an alcohol ignition interlock to their car before returning to driving

  22. Passenger Restriction From 1 July 2008, P1 probationary drivers will be restricted to carrying one peer passenger • Carrying multiple passengers significantly increases the risk of a P plate driver being involved in a fatal crash. The risk for P plate drivers is four times greater than when they are driving alone or with only one passenger, as shown in this graph.

  23. Only nine percent of first year P plate drivers’ total driving and seven percent of their trips involve driving with two or more passengers. Despite this, around 26 percent of first year P plate drivers involved in fatal crashes are carrying two or more passengers. • Alcohol affected peer passengers can pose a dangerous distraction for an inexperienced driver. • A group of peer passengers can also directly and indirectly encourage more risk taking behaviour.

  24. When will it all happen? • January 2007 - Alcohol interlocks • July 2007 - High powered vehicle laws • July 2007 – New learner requirements • July 2008 – New probationary requirements

  25. Other activities • Communications regarding the dangers of night time driving and multiple passengers • Trial of program to assist disadvantage youth obtain 120 hours

  26. GLS - New Measures Changes to the licensing system are related to the high crash risk of new drivers.

  27. Your role • To understand what the changes are • To communicate that changes are important for safety & many are a minimum. • To help facilitate drivers getting the now mandatory 120 hours

  28. Questions • For more information on the new system and changes go to: www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au

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